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[Ren]

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[76561198218426745]

is it unsafe for me to have all these accounts on these weird websites?

As long as you don't use the same login credentials across web sites, it should be fine. It's best to minimize who you give personal information out to, and how much, to make social engineering harder.

Should I just ignore it and delete my old email anyway?

If you do not use the email for anything, you can delete it. Make sure no important accounts are linked to that email before you do.

Should I be worried about drive-by downloads, keyloggers, etc?

Not if you keep Windows and your antivirus up-to-date, and don't visit shady web sites.

In short, practice basic safe browsing and computer habits and you'll be fine.

[Cloudwalk]

1. Use a strong password for your important stuff.
2. Never use the same password on multiple sites.
3. Use two-factor authentication when ever available (receive codes for new logins in your email, SMS, or a mobile authentication app)
4. Use a good anti-virus.
5. Use an adblocker (I recommend uBlock Origin).
6. Keep your web browser up to date (most of them auto-update anyway).
7. Don't click random links from people you don't know, and hell, even your friends. Take a step back, examine the link, examine the context.
8. Use common sense in general.

If you follow these points, you don't have to worry about much, unless you're a high profile person where hacking you is actually worth something.

It's unlikely having accounts on these weird websites will result in much other than filling up your inbox if they frequently email you. If they are malicious, as long as you didn't give up a password to an important account, you'll also be fine.

Drive-by downloads don't happen with modern web browsers, good anti-virus, and common sense, unless there's a security flaw out of your control (the anti-virus can provide an extra layer of protection in that case). Browsers are typically good at preventing unwanted downloads. Besides, malware usually doesn't work until it's actually ran.

[StickyPawz]

If you've got a smartphone, use the steam mobile authenticator for an added level of security.

[Ren]

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2. Never use the same password on multiple sites

I used to use the same password for everything but a couple of weeks ago I've started going back and changing my passwords on my important accounts (like Steam) so none of them are the same.

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4. Use a good anti-virus.

Is the free version of Avast and Malwarebytes good?

[Cloudwalk]

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Is the free version of Avast and Malwarebytes good?

Yes.

[Muppet among Puppets]

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something on my PC that my virus and malware scans can't detect, stuff like that.

Thats not paranoid, thats a healthy thought.
But instead of letting it rule your day, fix the source. For example use sandboxie for browsing (make the settings!, not just the config).
Or at least malwarebytes anti exploit for the browser and plugins.

[Ren]

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For example use sandboxie for browsing (make the settings!, not just the config).
Or at least malwarebytes anti exploit for the browser and plugins.

What's 'Sandboxie' and Malwarebytes 'anti exploit'?

[76561198218426745]

Anti-Exploit:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/business/antiexploit/

Four layers work together to block exploits instantly. In the first stage of the attack, anti-exploit prevents shell code execution. In the second stage, it stops memory calls, sandbox escapes, and memory mitigation.

Sandboxie:
http://www.sandboxie.com/

Sandboxie uses isolation technology to separate programs from your underlying operating system preventing unwanted changes from happening to your personal data, programs and applications that rest safely on your hard drive.

[Ren]

The Sandboxie website looks really dodgey...

[76561198218426745]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not endorsing anything, but Sandboxie has been around for 12 years now. About the worst thing it will do is nag you to buy the paid version after 30 days.

[Madara]

ok

[Stryderunknown]

One important point missed: regularly Back-up your data. That way should something happen, you've not lost what's important to you.

In this current day and age, while you can run every security program under the sun trying to thwort various attacks, a hardware failure can undermine all of it. So for added safety back-up incase you have to rebuild your system at a future point for whatever reason.

[Ren]

Oh, something that I forgot to mention in my original post is that I tried to unsubscribe from the emails that I was getting from 'Flixpress' but to unsubscribe I have to send them an email with the word 'unsubscribe' for the subject instead of just clicking 'unsubscribe' at the bottom of the page like how it normally is. Is that bad?

[76561198218426745]

It's unusual, but it shouldn't really matter. I remember years ago some web sites worked that way, though the vast majority seem to have switched to the far more convenient unsubscribe list.

[Ren]

I just deleted my old email. Hopefully I don't regret it later.